Sociodemographic Disparities Associated with Perceived Causes of Unmet Need for Mental Health Care

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 293-299

  Alang, Sirry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

access to mental health care; mental health disparities; perceived need for mental health care; unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923269900     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/prj0000113     Document Type: Article

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